Montoya to Make First Busch Start at Memphis
Montoya to Make First Busch Start at Memphis
As we first predicted back in July on this website, Indy 500 winner and former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya will make his first NASCAR Busch Series start next weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today Montoya will drive the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge in his third stock car race since joining the organization. Hid first two stock car starts have come in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 6 and last Sunday at Iowa Speedway. The native Columbian tested a NEXTEL Cup car on Oct. 10 with CGRFS teammate David Stremme. He has since been cleared and approved by NASCAR for his Cup debut in the Nov. 19 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, and is currently participating in his first official NASCAR sanctioned test at Homestead. Next weekend’s Sam’s Town 250 will also include a long list of Open Wheelers looking for a Busch start without the Cup drivers breathing down their throats. Juan Montoya will replace Casey Mears next year in the No. 42 car. The race is not yet sold out but sources tell me that tickets are going fast. We will be in Memphis for the race and have updates from the track.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of Open Wheeler.
As we first predicted back in July on this website, Indy 500 winner and former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya will make his first NASCAR Busch Series start next weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today Montoya will drive the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge in his third stock car race since joining the organization. Hid first two stock car starts have come in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 6 and last Sunday at Iowa Speedway. The native Columbian tested a NEXTEL Cup car on Oct. 10 with CGRFS teammate David Stremme. He has since been cleared and approved by NASCAR for his Cup debut in the Nov. 19 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, and is currently participating in his first official NASCAR sanctioned test at Homestead. Next weekend’s Sam’s Town 250 will also include a long list of Open Wheelers looking for a Busch start without the Cup drivers breathing down their throats. Juan Montoya will replace Casey Mears next year in the No. 42 car. The race is not yet sold out but sources tell me that tickets are going fast. We will be in Memphis for the race and have updates from the track.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of Open Wheeler.
posted by Blake Johnson at 11:52 PM
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